Example sentences of "[verb] at the door and [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Athelstan stopped at the door and looked back . |
| 2 | He stopped at the door and stared in for a minute . |
| 3 | He stopped at the door and smiled at her . |
| 4 | I turned at the door and said , ‘ Just write the truth , tuan Hans , that will be the message . ’ |
| 5 | But the Venezuelan turned at the door and ordered us to come downstairs and drink with them . |
| 6 | Seb hammered at the door and tugged at the bell-pull but without anyone answering . |
| 7 | A big grey house with a ‘ Guests ’ sign stood among trees , so I knocked at the door and asked how to find the holy well . |
| 8 | Gabriel knocked at the door and asked if they could give him a bed for the night and a bite to eat . |
| 9 | Most of them were well gone in their cups and offered no objection when Cranston knocked at the door and demanded entrance . |
| 10 | They just knocked at the door and said how would you care to take part ? |
| 11 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 12 | Yet when she arrived , when she knocked at the door and waited outside , bits of the outfit threatened to dissociate , to turn ugly and risible . |
| 13 | Andrew , now 29 , was 15 that summer when he knocked at the door and introduced himself . |
| 14 | She had completed her notes when someone tapped at the door and entered . |
| 15 | Merrill was drying her hair on Saturday afternoon when Diane from the next flat knocked at the door and held out a letter addressed to Merrill , explaining that it had been included with her junk mail which she had ignored until a moment ago . |
| 16 | Even Brian thought this was going too far : he paused at the door and turned , looking at her , puzzled . |
| 17 | She paused at the door and turned . |
| 18 | She stood at the door and stared . |
| 19 | I stood at the door and looked up , but the windows were dark ; she had gone to bed . |
| 20 | When Marjorie went back into her own garden , Emmie stood at the door and heard her say , ‘ Nick , it 's too ridiculous , they ca n't go on like this , that child 's worn out . |
| 21 | And , the children were in there erm doing their P E and er he went stood at the door and watched them and he was quite happy . |
| 22 | The minister stood at the door and shook the hand of each member of his congregation , with a kindly word for each boy and girl . |